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Second West Coast Computer Faire - A Conference & Exposition on Personal and Home Computers - Conference Proceedings. Jim C. Warren, Jr. Editor. Includes Preface by Jim C. Warren, Jr. List of Computer Faire Organizers.

Preface by Jim C. Warren, Jr.

Computer Faire Organizers

Table of Contents

* Banquet Presentations

Don't Settle for Anything Less (Biographical Sketch) by Alan Kay

Significant Personal Computing Events for 1978 by Adam Osborne

Dinky Computers are Changing Our Lives by Portia Isaacson

* An Introduction for the Absolute Novice

Beginner's Guide to Computer Jargon by John T. Shen

Everything You Never Wanted to Ask About Computers Because You Didn't Think You'd Understand It Anyway, Or, A Talk For People Who Got Talked Into Coming Here by Someone Else by Jo Murray

Introduction to Personal Computing, A Beginners Approach by Robert Moody

* Computers for the Physically Disabled

Electronics for the Handicapped (Brief Abstract) by Robery Suding

Microcomputer Communication for the Handicapped by Tim Scully

Speech Recognition as an Aid to the Handicapped (Brief Abstract) by Horace Enea and John Reykjalin

* Computers for the Visually Handicapped

Microprocessors in Aids for the Blind by Robert S. Jaquiss, Jr.

Blind Mobility Studies with a Microcomputer by Carter C. Collins, William R. O'Connor, and Albert B. Alden

The Design of a Voice Output Adapter for Computer by William F. Jolitz

Development of Prototype Equipment to Enable the Blind to be Telephone Operators by Sysan Halle Phillips

Microcomputer-Based Sensory Aids for the Handicapped by J.S. Brugler

* Exotic Computer Games

Ambitious Games for Small Computers by Larry Tesler

Epic Computer Games: Some Speculations by Dennis R. Allison and Lee Hoevel

Create Your Own (Computer) Game, An Experience in Synectic Synergistic Serendipity (Abstract) by Ted M. Kahn

Psychological Tests with Video Games by Sam Hersh and Al Ahumada

* Computers in the Arts

Computer Art and Art Related Applications in Computer Graphics: A Historical Perspective and Projected Possibilities by Beverly J. Jones

Microprocessor Controlled Synthesizer by Caesar Castro and Allen Heaberlin

Designing Your Own Real-Time Tools, A Microprocessor-Based Stereo Audio Spectrum Analyzer for Recording Studios, Electronic Music, and Speech Recognition by Byron D. Wagner

* Legal Aspects of Home Computers

Personal Computing and the Patent System by David B. Harrison

Copyright and Software: Some Philosophical and Practical Considerations by Kenneth S. Widelitz

* Writing About Computers

Becoming a Successful Writer About Computers by Ted Lewis

Writing a User's Guide by Douglas J. Mecham

Editing and Publishing A Club Newsletter by Richard J. Nelson

* Computer Esoterica

Deus Ex Machina, or The True Computerist by Tom Pittman

Peoples' CapitalismL The Economics of the Robot Revolution by James S. Albus

Thoughts on the Prospects for Automated Intelligence, by Dennis Reinhardt

Brain Modeling and Robot Control Systems by James S. Albus

* Communications Networks & Personal Computers

A Peek Behind the PCNET Design by Mike Wilber

Communication Protocols for a Personal Computer Network by Ron Crane

PCNET Protocol Tutorial by Robert Elton Maas

* Public-Access Computer Centers

Micro's in the Museum: A Realizable Fantasy, Disneyland on your Doorstep? by Jim Dunion

The Marin Computer Center: A New Age Learning Environment by David and Annie Fox

* Personal Computers for Learning Environments

Personal Computers and Learning Environments: How They Will Interact by Ludwig Braun

Personal Computers and Science Museums (Brief Abstract) by Arthur Luehman

Computers for Elementary School Children (Brief Abstract) by Bob Albrecht

Bringing Computer Awareness to the Classroom by Liza Loop

Implications of Personal Computing for College Learning Activities by Karl L. Zinn

Getting It Right: New Roles For Computers In Education by Thomas A. Dwyer

The Role of the Microcomputer in a Public School District by Peter S. Grimes

* Computers in Education

Microcomputers in a High School: Expanding Our Audience by William J. Wagner

Introducing the Computer to the Schoolroom by Don Black

Education or Recreation: Drawing the Line by William P. Fornaciari, Jr.

Learning With Microcomputers by Richard Harms

Back to BASIC (Basics) by David M. Stone

A Comprehensive Computer Science Program for the Secondary School Utilizing Personal Computing Systems by Melvin L. Zeddies

Microprocessor Computer System Uses in Education (Or, You Can Do It If You Try) by Robert S. Jaquiss, Sr.

The Computer in the Schoolroom by Don Black

* Business Computing on Small Machines

So You Want to Program for Small Business by Michael R. Levy

Budgeting for Maintenance: The Hidden Iceberg by Wm. J. Schenker

Microcomputer Applications in Business: Possibilities and Limitations by Gene Murrow

MICROLEDGER: Computerized Accounting for the Beginner by Thomas P. Bun

* For Computer Businesspeople & Craftspeople

Money for Your Business -- Where to Find It, How to Get It by Don Dible

Selling Your Hardware Ideas: How to Start and Run A Manufacturing Oriented Computer Company by Thomas S. Rose

Bringing Your Computer Business On-Line by Stephen Murtha, Elliott MacLennan, and Robert Jones

* Microcomputer Applications

Toward a Computerizezd Shorthand System by W.D. Maurer

Microcomputer Applications in Court Reporting by Douglas W. DuBrul

Real Time Handwritten Signature Recognition by Kuno Zimmerman

Input Hardware Design for Consumer Attitude Research with a Microcomputer by H.P. Munro

Improving Name Recognition and Coordination in Video Conferencing by Dacid Stodolsky

The Bedside Microcomputer in the Intensive Care Nursery by Robert C.A. Goff

An Automated Conference Mediator by David Stodolsky

* Speech Input & Output

Synthetic Speech from English Text (Brief Abstract) by D. Lloyd Rice

Machine Recognition of Speech by M.H. Hitchcock

* Computers in Amateur Radio

SSTV Generation by Microprocessors by Clayton W. Abrams

A Real Time Tracking System for Amateur Radio Satellite Communication Antennas by John L. DuBois

* Hardware & Software Standards

Microprocessor Standards: The Software Issues by Tom Bittman

Proposed IEEE Standard for the S-100 Bus by George Morrow and Howard Fullmer

* Brewing Home Hardware

Two Cheap Video Secrets by Don Lancaster

A Recipe for Homebrew ECL by Chuck Hastings

N-Channel PACE 16-bit Microprocessor System by Ed Schoell

* Designing with Microprocessors

Microprocessor Interfacing Techniques by Rodnay Zaks and Austin Lesea

Testing for Overheating in Personal Computers by Peter S. Merrill

* Commercial Hardware

Interfacing a 16-Bit Processor to the S-100 Bus by John Walker

Single Chip Microcomputers for the Hobbyist by John Beaston

The Disystem: A Multiprocessor Development System with Integrated Disc-Oriented Interconnections by Claude Burdet

A Point-Of-Sales Network by Samuel A. Holland

* High Level Languages & Translators

A Short Note on High Level Languages and Microprocessors by Sassan Hazeghi and Lichen Wang

Compiler Construction for Small Computers by R. Broucke

Table Driven Software: An Example by Val Skalabrin

Design Considerations in the Implementation of a Higher-Level Language by William F. Wilkinson

An Arithmetic Evaluator for the SAM-76 Language by Karl Nicholas

* Block Structured High Level Languages for Microcomputers

ALGOL-M: An Implementation of a High-Level Block Structured Language for a Microprocessor-Based Computer System by Mark S. Moranville

SPL/M - A Cassette-Based Compiler by Thomas W. Crosley

An Experimental PASCAL-like Language for Microprocessors by H. Marc Lewis

An Introduction to Programming in PASCAL by Chip Weems

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